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THE US POKEBANK IS OUThttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/the-us-pokebank-is-out/
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https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/184/#respondWed, 05 Feb 2014 15:17:33 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=184Continue reading →]]>Mischievous Eyes : Meowstic has to be one of my all time favorite of the new annoyers which I’m pretty sure surprised alot of people! While the female’s movepool is catered more to being aggressive and offensive, the male’s movepool is perfectly setup for support and general annoying. Link: http://www.hohoushome.com/build.php?v=662

Basic Build: Meowstic makes a strong Double Wall. Using Leftovers should help Meowstic to recover it’s HP as the battle goes on. Meowstic’s Prankster ability factors in quite nicely giving priority to everything in this moveset. It works on the classic paralyz + confusion strategy. Confusion cuts the opponent’s ability to actually attack by 50% (and inflict damage to itself), while Parlyz factors in an additional 30% for a grand total of 80% chance your opponent wont be able to attack. What about that additional margin of attacking? Aside from it’s max defenses you’ve got a substitute to help control the hits (which with the help of leftovers can be created over and over to last for ages). Not to mention protect which only adds insult to injury as your opponent slowly whittles away at their own health… all I can say is LOL.

Breeding Instructions:http://www.hohoushome.com/breed.php?v=662
To breed this Meowstic in your game is going to take alittle work but luckily all of it’s moves are TMs in Pokemon X and Y. Meowstic belongs to the Field egg group. Check the link for full instructions.

Summary: This build offers a nice change to the standard annoyers you might find nowadays (Klefki being the main new badboy). Thank you Wisdom for submitting this clever and irritating build.

NINTENDO NEWS — Signups have opened for the Pokémon Global Link X and Y Beta Competition!

To play in this official Nintendo competition you first need to acquire an invite – automatic invites are sent to every Pokémon Global Link user who made it into the rankings during last July’s Black and White 2 Global Showdown. If you aren’t able to obtain an invite this way, then you can request an invite by logging onto the main site, register and account and follow the instructions located on this page: http://goo.my/betacomp

You have until the 6th of February at 5pm PST to request an invitation – and notifications of results will be sent out on the 14th of February at 11am PST (you’ll have to check out your PGL account).

The test competition will last for 3 days with players being limited to 20 battles per day (which roll over if you don’t finish all 20). This means up to 60 battles may be played during the competition.

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]]>https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/pokemon-global-link-x-and-y-beta-competition/feed/0cybermewtwoFor amazing Pokemon Builds and Team Setup guides check us out at Hohou's HomeIdiot Proof Espeonhttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/idiot-proof-espeon/
https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/idiot-proof-espeon/#respondFri, 10 Jan 2014 14:40:18 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=179Continue reading →]]>Idiot: Tho we arn’t too fond of the name, this Espeon build quickly caught our attention. Special Sweepers come and go but Espeon has been stirring things up for a good while in previous generations (especially since the release of it’s Magic-Bounce ability). This build has the potential to really bring it back for the new generation’s meta.Link: http://www.hohoushome.com/build.php?v=648

Basic Build: Espeon is a strong Special Sweeper. Using Leftovers should help Espeon to recover it’s HP as the battle goes on. Hidden Power Flying will help Espeon deal with bug types that might try something (mainly Scizor, Heracross, and Pinsir are the biggest contestants). Dazzling Gleam is a popular fairy-type move that helps deal with primarily with popular Dark and Dragon -types. Espeon’s Magic-Bounce trait factors in quite nicely to reflect any status attempts used on it. Stored Power is an amazing STAB move (Same type attack bonus) that combos perfectly with Calm Mind to increase the amount of damage it does. Calm Mind increases both it’s Special Attack and Special Defense. After about (20 base x 2 stats x 6 possible increases) Espeon’s Stored Power becomes a whopping base 240 attack… and thats without calculating the STAB boost!

Breeding Instructions:http://www.hohoushome.com/breed.php?v=648
The hardest part about breeding this Pokemon into your game is getting the exact IVs needed for it’s hidden power to be Fighting.Espeon belongs to the Field egg group. Check the link for full instructions.

Summary: This build redefines the word ‘idiot proof’ (which we think would have been a better name). Thank you Bao2933 for submitting this amazing build.

]]>https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/idiot-proof-espeon/feed/0cybermewtwoEspeonCloning in Pokemon XYhttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/cloning-xy/
https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/cloning-xy/#respondFri, 20 Dec 2013 05:46:23 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=176So I recently discovered Pokemon in XY can be cloned now using 2 different methods. One that needs the help of another friend, and another solo method as well. Check the videos for the tutorial!

Solo mode:

Co-op version:

]]>https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/cloning-xy/feed/0cybermewtwoContrary Malamar Movesethttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/contrary-malamar-moveset/
https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/contrary-malamar-moveset/#commentsMon, 02 Dec 2013 02:03:17 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=173Continue reading →]]>Topsy-turvy Switcheroo: Physical Sweepers come and go but Malamar is a surprising force to be reckoned with! At first glace it might seem like more of a Special attacker (especially considering how most psychic types usually play), but this is surprisingly one of my new favorites which I recently added to my own XY party.Link: http://www.hohoushome.com/build.php?v=544

Basic Build: Malamar makes a great Physical Sweeper, especially considering the power of it’s Contrary ability combined with Superpower (which under normal circumstances would hurt sweepers, but with the help of that ability only makes it THAT much more potent. Using Choice Scarf should allow Malamar to attack faster with the selected move, not to meantion Switcheroo to lock your opponent’s in place (if not causing them to switch up giving you time to setup). Also if needed with the help of the scarf and Topsy-Turvy, you can turn potential threats into weakened play-things.

Summary: This build offers a nice change to the standard metagame. Personally I think Malamar makes a great lead seeing as how it can be played with so many options. Beware of bug moves tho.. they can be quite painfull. Thanks RedSerperior for submitting this amazing build.

]]>https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/contrary-malamar-moveset/feed/1cybermewtwoMalamarGjenganger – Mega Gengar Movesethttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/gjenganger-mega-gengar-moveset/
https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/gjenganger-mega-gengar-moveset/#respondWed, 27 Nov 2013 21:47:27 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=169Continue reading →]]>Gjenganger: A good Special Sweeper is hard to find however, Gengar has always been a nasty team member since it’s appearance back in Red/Blue (or Red/Green depending where you’re from)! It’s new mega form in gen6 is proving to be quite versatile with abunch of hazards for the newly popular competitive Pokemon in OU. Link: http://www.hohoushome.com/build.php?v=530

Basic Build: Gengar is a strong Special Sweeper. Gengarite increases it’s Special attack and Speed makes Gengar an even more powerful threat. it’s ability becomes shadow tag which prevents frightened foes from being unable to escape quite nicely. Thunderbolt gives nice coverage against bulky water types tho personally if it was me, I think I would prefer Protect better to keep it safe during it’s megavolution and as an added bonus poison fodder when your opponent gets poisoned from Sludge Bomb!

Breeding Instructions:http://www.hohoushome.com/breed.php?v=530This Gengar (like most Pokemon movesets) will require abit of breeding Gengar belongs to the Amorphous egg group. Check the link for full instructions.

Summary: This build shows off what a Gengar can really do. Thanks PsychoHail for submitting this sexy build.

This is by far the easiest way to get Perfect / Flawless Pokemon with exactly the IVs you need without spending all day trying to breed one out!!!!

Pre-requisites
– Destiny Knot
– Everstone
– Hatching O-Power (optional but helps BIG time)
– Have beated the Elite 4 in order to access to Kiloude City, (optional, but the IV Judge is in the Pokemon Center which makes this ALOT easier)
– Decent pool of multiple Pokemon with superior IVs (Friend Safari guarantees at least 2 perfect stats)
– “Scouting Parents”: Gather two breedable Pokemon with different IVs from each other. Know both their exact IVs or atleast have narrowed idea of the IV ranges.

The Process
Put both your “Scouting Parents” into the Day Care. For this example we’re going to use a male Pokemon with six perfect IVs and a female Pokemon with crappy random IVs (as shown above). One parent must hold an Everstone and the other must hold a Destiny Knot. Bike around until the Day Care Man is facing the road and has a lovely egg waiting for you…. Reject the egg and save.

Keep bicycling around until he has another egg waiting. Collect it, hatch it, then note its nature and characteristic. We need to find out this baby’s IVs. Take it to to the IV Judge in Kiloude to figure out if it has any perfect IVs (max is of course 31). If you couldn’t figure out what it got from your Perfect Scouting Parent, go to the Battle Institute afterwards to check its exact IVs (I hate cabs but if you are easily lost it’s cheaper taking a cab to it from the Northern half of Lumiose City).

I’ll make note of the inheritance using a bold F if the female passed the IV down and an M for the male IV passed down. The wildcard IV is X.F / X / F / M / M / M

Soft reset the game (using L+R+Start). Reload your save from the point where you had just rejected the egg. Go into the Day Care building and look in your PC storage for a couple matching the inheritance you need (In this example, the inheritance is great for a special sweeper). I need a female with perfect stats in HP and Defense so then I withdraw my desired female. It’s recommended that breeders use the marking system to note which Pokemon have perfect IVs in which category (Circle for HP, Triangle for Atk, etc) this makes it easier to figure one which one to substitute in. The male Pokemon is fine for me to keep using. Place the new couple for your desired species with Everstone & Destiny Knot equipped in the Day Care. Bike around for an egg. Collect it, hatch it, and take it to the IV Judge. It should have inherited the same IV distributions that you earlier found.

If you did not get an ideal inheritance: Reject the egg and set things up again.

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Notes: Gender didn’t seem to change inheritance, but the baby may switch genders if you’re using different gender ratios than from the scouting parents.

You don’t have to use a 6 flawless father; just have different numbers from each other as otherwise, if both parents have 9 in attack, you can’t tell which one passed the stat down.
You don’t have to reject the egg in the beginning. I stopped doing that and this trick still worked. The inheritance was apparently set the moment I collected the previous egg.

Summary: This build was designed quite nicely. It’s a nice change for the common Choice Band + Technician + Priority Set that everyone’s come to expect lately. Thanks PokeReaper for submitting this hardcore build.

]]>https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/physical-tank-scizor/feed/0cybermewtwoScizorPseudo RNG Abuse for Egg Breeding in Pokémon XYhttps://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/pseudo-rng-abuse-for-egg-breeding-in-pokemon-xy/
https://hohoushome.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/pseudo-rng-abuse-for-egg-breeding-in-pokemon-xy/#respondThu, 07 Nov 2013 14:17:35 +0000http://hohoushome.wordpress.com/?p=150Continue reading →]]>Apparently some Japanese players discovered that the IVs of the egg in the breeding center are determined BEFORE the parents are even deposited in the Day-Care. Sounds pretty crazy, but it seems to work! (This would explain some of the glitches I was having during my egg breeding).

The Basic Process of this Technique

Put your Test Parents in the Day-Care. One of them must hold Destiny Knot.

Ride your bike outside the Day-Care until Day-Care Man gets an Egg for you (he’ll be facing down, towards the road).

Take and hatch the Egg.

Go to the Battle Institute (Lumiose city, Northern Boulevard) and take a test. Don’t worry, you don’t have to save your game.

Go to your hatched Pokémon’s Summary and calculate its IVs.

Write down which IVs have been inherited and from which parent.

For future reference, you might want to write down the stats of the hatched Pokémon to save time when RNGing next time.

If you’re satisfied with the inheritance spread you’ve obtained, reset the game and swap the Test Parents with another couple that has perfect IVs matching your inheritance spread (use Everstone to ensure you get the right nature). Hatch the egg and congratulations! You’ve just successfully RNGed a Pokémon in X/Y!

If you didn’t get desired spread, reset your game, repeat Step 2 but instead of getting the Egg from the Day-Care Man, reject it and save the game. Repeat Steps 3-7. In case you didn’t get desired Ability with your final parents, you need to repeat the process.